International cooperation in space
could ease tension, speaker says
By Kendra Gill
Staff Reporter
Space technology can help solve
our environmental problems rather
than inflame defense tensions if na
tions would cooperate in future for
ays, said a former lunar module pilot
who traveled on Apollo 14.
Edgar Dean Mitchell said it is
"utter nonsense" that the space pro
gram siphons money which could be
used to save rain forests and reduce
global pollution.
Space technology offers surveil
lance, measurement and communica
tions capabilities that would be useful
in fighting the destruction of the
earth's environment, Mitchell said at
a news conference held Friday at
Architectural Hall.
Although he said he approved of
President Bush’s announcement that
the U.S. would return to the moon to
build bases and continue on to Mars,
Mitchell said NASA should enlist the
help of other countries to share
knowledge and costs.
Mitchell said the United Slates has
something to learn from other na
tions, especially from the Soviets’
slow yet steady progress in its space
program.
"While Russia’s technology
lagged behind ours in the ’60s and
’70s, they have made great strides."
Meanwhile, the American public
has proven itself to be fickle and has
given and withdrawn support for its
space program often, he said. Prog
ress in science requires long-term
commitment from the public and its
leaders.
“I had hoped we would be on our
way to Mars during my career, by
1982,” Mitchell said.
As for security problems, he said
that joint efforts in space pioneering
would break down the political ob
stacles and mistrust between coun
tries.
‘ ‘We must rethink our total notion
of security,” he said. ‘‘In the modem
era with our policies of mutual as
sured destruction and total retali
ation, no security exists unless all are
secure.”
Mitchell said that with zero-warn
ing time weapons, such as lasers
being developed, the world must find
a way to reduce deployment
“Star Wars is virtually insane,”
he said. “It has been planned without
consulting knowledgeable officials,
and perpetuates fear among coun
tries. ’
Still, “it would be immoral and
stupid to deny future generations of
the use of space,” he said.
Mitchell was on campus to lecture
on his memories of the Apollo 14
mission at Sheldon Art Gallery. His
visit coincided with Mueller Plane
tarium’s week of activities celebrat
ing the 20th anniversary of the first
landing of U.S. astronauts on the
moon on July 19,1969.
Belizeans described as amiable, peaceful
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Harrison said that Belizeans enjoy
leisure time as much as Americans.
Known as “The Jewel of the Carib
bean,” Belize has many popular ac
tivities, including deep-sea diving,
swimming and fishing.
Menzies said Belizeans’ greatest
asset is that they arc naturally
friendly people, willing to accept a
wide variety of nationalities.
“We have never been involved in
a war and don’t expect any,” she
said.
The Belizeans said they could sec
the same friendliness within the citi
zens of Lincoln.
Currently, peaceful negotiations
are taking place between Guatemala
and Belize. Guatemala has made
what the Belizeans say is an un
founded claim to their territory.
The group members spent week
ends with host families and lived in
Schramm residence hall during the
week. They return to Belize July 29.
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By Sara Bwuder
Staff Reporter
The Computing Resource Cen
ter will install a new mainframe
computer in early August, said
Mary Bearddec, UNIX systems
manager at the University of Ne*
braska-Lmcoto.
Beardslec said the new cop
outer, a Hewlett-Packard Senes
Model 850 S, wiH give mop
system. Tie computer wiu cost
$WW*
The system will have a full
range of networking capabilities
and will be used by professors,
graduate students and under*
gradual students to do general
research and communicate with
other researchers and universities
throughout the country.
Beardstee said students who
want to use the computer will have
to apply for an account with the
center. She said students probably
will need a faculty sponsor to get
an account
Sixty-four users will be able to
operate the computer at one time
on campus, and hundreds of com
puter accounts can be stored in the
new mainframe.
slower if more than 30 people
were using it at once. She said the
new mainframe will work twice as
fas; as the okt system. _
Beardaiee said the old com
puter system was not actually a
UNIX system, although t users did
Bud ways to make it work like one.
“People who are using the old
computer now have found work
arounds, or ways to make h do
what they warn it to ” she said.
“But the networidng of the old
system has flaws in it.”
Bcardsice also said the new
computer may be useful in attract
ing faculty members who have
worked on a UNIX system.
The old computer was installed
in 1986, but BeardsJee said the
technology for it is about eight
years old.
“That doesn’t seem tike much
time in human terms,” she said.
“But in computer terms, it is a
dinosaur.” _
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